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Leader in plot to kidnap US governor sentenced to 16 years

Prosecutors say Adam Fox was ‘driving force’ behind conspiracy to kidnap Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Al Jazeera · Dec 27, 2022

Informant's Army past raised at trial tied to Whitmer plot

A defense lawyer lashed out at a star witness in a trial related to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

EXPLAINER: 3 more on trial in Michigan governor kidnap plot

A scheme to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020 will get yet another airing in court

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

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US jury convicts two of conspiring to kidnap Michigan governor

In second trial, defence argued unsuccessfully that the two men were entrapped by the FBI in Whitmer kidnapping plot.

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2022

2 men are found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

A jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 in a plot prosecutors described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

Marijuana smoking hangs over Whitmer kidnap plot trial

There's no dispute about some of the evidence in the trial of two men accused of wanting to kidnap Michigan’s governor

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

Key informant defends role during Whitmer kidnap plot trial

Defense attorneys have grilled an FBI informant in the trial of two men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

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Jury hears from key informant in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

A crucial informant is on the witness stand in the trial of two men charged with scheming to kidnap the Michigan governor in 2020

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

FBI’s tactics doomed case against men charged in kidnapping plot of Michigan governor

The appearance of entrapment, and the difficulty of distinguishing between fantasy and criminal conspiracy, explains the embarrassing outcome of the federal trial in which jurors acquitted two alleged conspirators and failed to reach verdicts for the other two.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2022

A Federal Jury Delivers a Rebuke of FBI Entrapment

The agency’s tactics doomed the prosecution of defendants who allegedly planned to kidnap Michigan's governor.

Reason · Apr 13, 2022

Jury finds 2 men not guilty in Whitmer kidnap case; unable to reach verdicts on 2 others

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Jurors acquitted two men Friday accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and deadlocked on charges against the two alleged ringleaders, delivering a staggering blow to the government in one of the largest domestic terrorism cases in recent U.S. history.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022

2 men acquitted in Whitmer kidnap plot; jurors unable to reach verdicts on 2 others

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Jurors on Friday acquitted two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and deadlocked on charges against the two alleged ringleaders, delivering a staggering blow to the government in one of the largest domestic terrorism cases in recent U.S. history.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022

Two men found not guilty in Whitmer case

The jury acquitted two defendants on all charges but was unable to reach a verdict on two others

Salon · Apr 8, 2022

Jury deliberations enter 3rd day in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Jurors are returning to court for a third day of deliberations in a trial that centers on a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

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The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Jury in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plot deliberating for 2nd day

Jurors are returning for a second day of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

Jurors to weigh conspiracy charges in alleged Whitmer plot

A jury in Michigan will begin its deliberations Monday after days of testimony in the trial of four men accused of hatching a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022

Deliberations up next as Whitmer kidnap trial arguments end

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Four men on trial and accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t just talk about wanting to kidnap and kill Michigan's governor, they planned, prepared and armed themselves to spark a second Civil War, a federal prosecutor said during closing arguments Friday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022

Deliberations up next as Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial arguments end

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Four men on trial who are accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t just talk about wanting to kidnap and kill Michigan's governor, they planned, prepared and armed themselves to spark a second Civil War, a federal prosecutor said during closing arguments Friday.

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Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022

'It wasn't just talk,' feds say as Whitmer kidnap trial of 4 men nears end

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022

Accused Whitmer kidnap plotter slurs FBI informant in chilling testimony

DETROIT — Closing arguments and jury deliberations are expected Friday following a 14-day trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, one of the most closely watched cases of domestic terrorism in recent history.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022

Defense rests in trial of men accused in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

DETROIT — Daniel Harris, a Lake Orion man accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, became the first defendant on trial in federal court in Grand Rapids to testify in his own defense Thursday, calling an FBI informant a "b----" and the government's star witnesses "liars." He denied joining…

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2022

Rogue FBI informant tried to keep Whitmer kidnap plot alive, destroy evidence, feds say

DETROIT — A rogue FBI informant tried to keep the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot alive, obstruct justice and destroy evidence after federal agents arrested more than a dozen men in fall 2020, prosecutors said Friday.

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